Banana Nut Cream Cheese Muffins

Yummmmm…………moist and delicious. You’ll want to have these around for breakfasts. snacks and deserts!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 16 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 1 minute
Servings 18 muffins

Ingredients
  

Muffins

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 medium over-ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup vegatable oil
  • 2 tsps vanilla
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Cream Cheese Swirl

  • 8 oz softened cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 tsps vanilla
  • 1 tbsp milk, if needed

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line muffin pan with liners.
  • In large bowl, mix together banana's, sugar & brown sugar.
  • Beat in egg, vegetable oil & vanilla.
  • Slowly add flour, baking soda, baking powder & salt.
  • Mix until no lumps remain & fold in pecans.
  • In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk & vanilla until well blended. (if cream chees is too thick, beat in milk to thin it out if needed)
  • Fill prepared muffin tins 3/4 full of batter.
  • Top each muffin with about 1 tablespoon of cream cheese mixture.
  • Use a toothpick to swirl cream cheese in the batter.
  • Bake muffins for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Serve fresh. Store leftovers in the fridge.